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This is great way to get more broccoli into the kids without them complaining about it.
I made my own pesto! I am so excited! My whole adult life, I have used store-bought pesto. It never even occurred to me to make my own. But since I have entered the food blogging world, I am making from scratch many things that I used to buy.
If you have a food processor, pesto really is the easiest thing, and then you can experiment with variations!
So for this variation, I decided to use broccoli in my pesto. I didn't have quite enough basil leaves, so I wanted to add something that would give me more pesto for my basil buck.
I had some broccoli florets in the refrigerator, so I decide to give them a go. And I couldn't be more pleased with the results!
I am a huge fan of hidden vegetables. Don't misunderstand, though. My goal is not to trick them into eating vegetables without knowing it, it is simply to integrate them within a recipe that makes it more pleasant for them to eat the vegetables.
So I probably shouldn't call them 'hidden'. Maybe 'embedded vegetables' is a better phrase. Or 'enhanced vegetables'. Or 'edible objects formerly known as vegetables'. Haha! Anyone have other ideas? 😀
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Broccoli Pesto
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Broccoli Pesto
Ingredients
- 1 cup broccoli florets
- 20 large basil leaves
- 1/4 cup pine nuts
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Combine broccoli florets and basil leaves in a food processor or blender, and pulse until the broccoli and basil are chopped very finely.
- Add the pine nuts to the food processor and continue to pulse until they are also chopped very finely.
- Add the Parmesan cheese, salt, lemon juice, and garlic, and process until well combined.
- Add the olive oil and process until the mixture is smooth.
Nutrition
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Karen
I've been trying pesto recipes with all of my fresh garden basil this summer. Kale, spinach, etc. I think this one might be my favorite! Really delicious! I even substituted peanuts (it's what I had) and it's delicious. Thank you for sharing such a fabulous recipe!
Kristin
Oh that's awesome. So glad you liked it! Thanks for stopping by to let me know! 🙂
Denise Bryant
I love pesto and I've never thought to try it with broccoli. Thanks for sharing this with us at the Waste Not Wednesday link party. Can't wait to see what you're up to this week.
Jess
Pinned!! This sounds amazing!
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Nikki Gwin
I love making pesto but I've never tried broccoli! Was it raw or cooked?
Also HOW do you photograph pesto and have it show true colors? I just simply have had NO luck with getting good pictures of pesto or verde salsa. I am assuming its the green color that isn't working for me. I've tried more lighting but still....
🙂 gwingal